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The outcome of UNEA consultations on NbS is not suitable as a basis for CBD negotiations

16 Oct, 2023

By Souparna Lahiri, Global Forest Coalition The draft SBSTTA recommendations ‘request the Executive secretary to review the outcomes of the intergovernmental consultations on nature-based-solutions undertaken by the United Nations Environment Programme in compliance with United Nations Environment Assembly resolution 5/5, on nature-based solutions for supporting sustainable development, 1 and to provide guidance on their application in the context of the Convention and the implementation of the Framework, ’ for consideration of COP17. While SBSTTA is discussing the implementation of the …

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GFC Submission to UNEP at final round of intergovernmental negotiations on NbS

13 Oct, 2023

GFC expressed its concerns around nature-based solutions projects in a submission to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as part of the final round of intergovernmental negotiations on NbS, held…

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Podcasting for Change – A Free Online Resource for Climate Justice Campaigners

12 Oct, 2023

If you’re working on forest, gender, climate justice or other related issues and are interested in producing your own podcast, then this online workshop and training will provide you with…

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“Nature-based solutions” – another false, corporate pathway in the great greenwashing of the climate and biodiversity crise

12 Oct, 2023

With key United Nations and Global Convention on Biological Diversity meetings taking place in Nairobi, Kenya this October, GFC's Souparna Lahiri and Valentina Figuera Martínez raise the alarm on the infiltration…

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New report: Assessing the Gender, Environmental, and Human Rights Implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

3 Oct, 2023

GFC’s latest briefing paper, Debt, Displacement, and Biodiversity Loss: Assessing the Gender, Environmental, and Human Rights Implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, has found that the controversial Belt and…

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Civil Society Declaration Finance in Common Summit 2023

2 Oct, 2023

The Global Forest Coalition joined members and allies at the Finance in Common Summit in Colombia, contributing to the Civil Society Declaration and other core actions.

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Roots of Resilience Episode 3: The Land is Not For Sale

28 Sep, 2023

In this episode of Roots of Resilience, we hear insights from our member groups in Chile, Colombia and Paraguay on the impacts of the colonial, patriarchal and extractivist model that…

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Media Release: Urgent action required to halt the gender, environmental and human rights impacts of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

26 Sep, 2023

In a new 16-page report Debt, Displacement, and Biodiversity Loss: Assessing the Gender, Environmental, and Human Rights Implications of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, GFC uncovers the deeply troubling consequences…

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From Leticia to Belém: Still a long road to travel

29 Aug, 2023

Photo credit: Nathalia Segato By: Diego Cardona – Censat Agua Viva and Global Forest Coalition The fourth Amazon Summit has just taken place in Belém do Pará, Brazil, which brought…

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The Power of Indigenous Women in Protecting Forests and Biodiversity

24 Aug, 2023

The Power of Indigenous Women in Protecting Forests and Biodiversity On the 2023 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) brought together Indigenous women leaders…

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Gender Justice and its Crucial Role in the Fight Against Factory Farming

24 Aug, 2023

The agrifood system is intricately woven with social class, gender, and ethnicity, perpetuating a matrix of capitalist, patriarchal, and colonial dominance that underlies unequal access to sustenance, safe working conditions,…

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Exploring Gender-Responsive Monitoring of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Insights from a July Event

24 Aug, 2023

Over six months since the historic signing of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), the Global Forest Coalition and our allies are working hard to ensure the gender-responsive monitoring of…

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Roots of Resilience Episode 2: Struggle and Hope

16 Aug, 2023

In this episode of Roots of Resilience, we hear that not only is change possible, but it is already happening. We speak with activists in Brazil and Uganda on the…

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Get to know the Belém Declaration

11 Aug, 2023

Leaders from State Parties involved in the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACT) convened in the Brazilian city of Belém for a two-day conference. The primary objective was to forge an agreement…

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Indigenous Peoples of the World: Guardians of Earth and Biodiversity

9 Aug, 2023

“My struggle is to honour grandma’s struggle: every day, tirelessly, and forever. To fight against the capturing spirits of our spirits, of that which hardens us and makes us incapable of…

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Webinar: The Power of Indigenous Women in Protecting Forests and Biodiversity

1 Aug, 2023

Please join us on Wednesday, 9 August, at 12 pm UTC for a special online event bringing together Indigenous Peoples, including Indigenous women leaders, from Latin America as we celebrate…

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‘Absolutely everything is cross-cut by gender. We have to include more men in the debate’

11 Jul, 2023

By: Valentina Figuera Martínez, coordinator of the Gender Justice and Forests Campaign   What does it mean to be men? Why are there so few of us in this workshop?…

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